Author: Isabelle Esling

  • Eminem: a wrestler?

    Eminem has knocked out many of his enemies verbally. Can you remember the lyrics of his song “Marshall Mathers”? The second refrain goes like this:

  • Drugs, addiction and artistic creativity

    Many artists have probably written their greatests songs “under the influence”. We may ask: what is the relation between drugs, drug addiction and artistic creativity?

  • Two girls fight over Eminem

    You have probably heard about a story that has made the headlines a few years ago. It’s an after show story:

  • Eminem's revenge against the FCC

    Eminem has decided to go one step further in his fight for freedom of speech. Years ago, the FCC had censored a Colorado radio for playing “The Real Slim Shady”. The Colorado radio channel had to pay $ 7000:

  • Eminem: a major influence in hip hop history

    Whether people like to admit it or not, Eminem has influenced hip hop history in a major way. Since the death of Tupac, he is the rapper who has influenced the hip hop scene most.

  • Eminem gets his satellite radio station

    Eminem will have his own channel on satellite radio starting this fall, a major provider announced Monday:

  • This story begins like a scary tale : a 47 years old man gets murdered during his sleep by a 18 years old teenager. The scene takes place in 2001, Newcastle, England:

  • The youngest rapper in the world

    The youngest rapper in the world is only 7 years old. This kid is a child prodegy: he started his career in 2000, when he was only 2 years and a half. His name Lil Maxso aka Maximillian Justn Flores.

  • Another "Stan" gives Eminem a bad name

    Luke Bass is what we could call an obsessive and dangerous Eminem fan: http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/06/02/nbass02.xml

  • Remember Me

    When I bought the Marshall Mathers LP, I think that « Remember Me » used to be my least favorite song from the whole album. Probably also because it sounded more “metal” than “hip hop” to me. But when I took time to have a look at the lyrics, I noticed that the song was…